There will be MP3 files of at least the early chapters, read by Clay's wife Yumi. Right now, there's just a sample flash file of Yumi reading chapter 1, which I linked in the logo thread.

I'm trying not to be random, which is why I'm excluding JLPT4 grammar/vocabulary from the lists. If you're not at least JLPT4 or equivalent, you're probably going to find the story heavy going. (The latest chapters are probably closer to JLPT3 or 2.)

Well, if I follow Chris' advice, the vocabulary list won't, quite, have all the kanji used in the chapter - just those in words containing non-JLPT4 kanji, or those in words that aren't JLPT4 vocabulary. (5 words were affected in Chapter 1 - 二人、子、見る、今 and 小さな - should I add them back in?) (Hm, I probably ought to add 見る back in as 見られる, as the passive doesn't seem to be JLPT4 vocabulary.)